Brown is the new white : how the demographic revolution has created a new American majority / Steve Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Steve, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Political activity--United States.

Minorities.

Race--Political aspects--United States.

Race.

Demography--Political aspects--United States.

Demography.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The New Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Despite the abundant evidence from Obama's victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a New American Majority consisting of progressive people of color (23 percent of all eligible voters) and progressive whites (28 percent of all eligible voters). These two groups make up 51 percent of all eligible voters in America right now, and that majority is growing larger every day. Failing to properly appreciate this reality, progressives are at risk of missing this moment in history-and losing. A leader in national politics for thirty years, Steve Phillips has had a front-row seat to these extraordinary political changes. A civil rights lawyer and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Phillips draws on his extensive political experience to unveil exactly how people of color and progressive whites add up to a new majority, and what this means for U.S. politics and policy. A book brimming with urgency and hope, Brown Is the New White exposes how far behind the curve Democrats are in investing in communities of color-while illuminating a path forward to seize the opportunity created by the demographic revolution.

Contents:

Author's Note; IntroductIon; 1 51 Percent (and Growing Every Day); 2 Meet the New American Majority; 3 Blinded by the White; 4 Requiem for the White Swing Voter; 5 Fewer Smart-Ass White Boys; 6 Invest Wisely; 7 What Is Justice? Policy Priorities for the New American Majority; 8 Conservatives Can Count; ConclusIon From Fear to hope; AcknowLedgments; Appendix A Math and Methodology; Appendix B What's in a Name?; Appendix C Recommended Reading; Notes; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-62097-116-X

OCLC:

936344718